Last edited: November 18, 2019
- 3 days
By the end of this training session, the student will:
- Be familiar with RouterOS software and RouterBOARD products.
- Be able to connect the client to the Internet.
- Be able to configure, manage, and perform basic troubleshooting of a MikroTik router.
- Provide basic services to clients.
Network engineers and technicians wanting to deploy and support:
- Corporate networks
- Client CPEs (WISPs and ISPs)
The student must have a good understanding of:
- TCP/IP
- Subnetting
Suggested Reading:
- Search for "IPv4 tutorial"
Test Yourself:
- Take the 'example test' on https://mikrotik.com/client/trainingSessions
- About MikroTik
- What is RouterOS
- What is RouterBOARD
- First Time Accessing the Router
- WinBox and MAC-WinBox
- WebFig and Quick Set
- Default configuration
- RouterOS Command Line Interface (CLI)
- Null Modem cable
- SSH and Telnet
- New terminal in WinBox/WebFig
- RouterOS CLI Principles
<tab>, double<tab>,?, navigation- Command history and its benefits
- Initial Configuration (Internet Access)
- WAN DHCP-Client
- LAN IP address and default gateway
- Basic Firewall - NAT masquerade
- Upgrading RouterOS
- Package types
- Ways of upgrading
- RouterBOOT firmware upgrade
- Router Identity
- Manage RouterOS Logins
- Manage RouterOS Services
- Managing Configuration Backups
- Saving and restoring the backup
- Difference between a backup and an export (.rsc) file
- Editing an export file
- Resetting a RouterOS Device
- Reinstalling a RouterOS Device (Netinstall)
- RouterOS License Levels
- Sources of Additional Information
- wiki.mikrotik.com
- forum.mikrotik.com
- mum.mikrotik.com
- Distributor and consultant support
- [email protected]
- Module 1 Laboratory
- DHCP Server and Client
- DHCP client
- DHCP server setup
- Leases management
- DHCP server network configuration
- Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
- ARP modes
- RouterOS ARP table
- Module 2 Laboratory
- Bridging Overview
- Bridge concepts and settings
- Creating bridges
- Adding ports to bridges
- Bridge Wireless Networks
- Station bridge
- Module 3 Laboratory
- Routing Overview
- Routing concepts
- Route flags
- Static Routing
- Creating routes
- Setting default route
- Managing dynamic routes
- Implementing static routing in a simple network
- Module 4 Laboratory
- 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Concepts
- Frequencies (bands, channels), data-rates/chains (tx power, rx sensitivity, country regulations)
- Setup a Simple Wireless Link
- Access Point configuration
- Station configuration
- Wireless Security and Encryption
- Access List
- Connect List
- Default Authenticate
- Default Forward
- WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
- WPS accept, WPS client
- Monitoring Tools
- Snooper
- Registration table
- Module 5 Laboratory
- Firewall Principles
- Connection tracking and states
- Structure, chains, and actions
- Firewall Filter in Action
- Filter actions
- Protecting your router (input)
- Protecting your customers (forward)
- Basic Address-List
- Source NAT
- Masquerade and src-nat action
- Destination NAT
- dst-nat and redirect actions
- FastTrack
- Module 6 Laboratory
- Simple Queue
- Target
- Destinations
- Max-limit and limit-at
- Bursting
- One Simple Queue for the Whole Network (PCQ)
- pcq-rate configuration
- pcq-limit configuration
- Module 7 Laboratory
- PPP Settings
- PPP profile
- PPP secret
- PPP status
- IP Pool
- Creating pool
- Managing ranges
- Assigning to a service
- Secure Local Network
- PPPoE service-name
- PPPoE client
- PPPoE server
- Point-to-Point Addresses
- Secure Remote Networks Communication
- PPTP client and PPTP server (Quick Set)
- SSTP client
- Module 8 Laboratory
- RouterOS Tools
- Netwatch
- Ping
- Traceroute
- Profiler (CPU load)
- Monitoring
- Interface traffic monitor
- Torch
- Graphs
- SNMP
- The Dude
- Contacting [email protected]
- supout.rif, autosupout.rif, and viewer
- System logs, enabling debug logs
- Readable configuration (item comments and names)
- Network diagrams
- Module 9 Laboratory